Hugo Hovenkamp

Hugo Hermanus Hovenkamp (born 5 October 1950) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. Most notably, he played for Eredivisie club AZ '67 in the late 1970s and early 1980s, where he won the 1980–81 championship, as well as three KNVB Cups.

Hugo Hovenkamp

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Hermanus Hovenkamp
Date of birth	(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1975	FC Groningen	157	(14)
1975–1983	AZ '67	239	(16)
1983–1985	Wacker Innsbruck	53	(7)
Total		449	(37)
International career
1977–1983	Netherlands	31	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hovenkamp made his international debut for Netherlands in a 2:0 win in February 1977 against England. Hovenkamp was forced to withdraw from the 1978 World Cup squad due to injury, but as the deadline for calling up replacement players had passed, the Netherlands were unable to replace him. He did play in the 1980 European Championships, and played his final international (a 1–0 loss to Spain) in a qualifier for the 1984 European Championship. He obtained 31 caps, scoring 2 goals.^[1]

Honours

AZ '67

• Eredivisie: 1980–81
• KNVB Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82